恰当

恰當

qiàdàng

adjective HSK 6 #6,289

Meanings

Exactly fitting — appropriate and suitable.

Qǐng yòng qiàdàng de cíyǔ biǎodá nǐ de yìsi.

Please use appropriate words to express your meaning.

Tā de huídá fēicháng qiàdàng.

His answer was very appropriate.

Zhège bǐyù bù tài qiàdàng.

This metaphor is not quite appropriate.

usage

恰当 (appropriate/fitting) vs 适当 (shìdàng, suitable/moderate) vs 得当 (dédàng, proper/well-handled). All are close, but 恰当 emphasizes 'just right.'

恰 qià

当 dāng